After a year of negotiations, the finalized contract increases salaries and significantly restructures the pay scale.
Sophie Burchell
Staff Writer
Sophie is a community reporter for Cumberland, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth and Falmouth and previously reported for the Forecaster. Her memories of briefly living on Mount Desert Island as a child drew her back to Maine to attend Bowdoin College, and back again to Portland after a year in Alaska. When she is not reporting, you can find Sophie rummaging through a thrift store or jumping in the ocean.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth pesticide ordinance reintroduced with minor changes
The controversial pesticide and fertilizer ordinance saw changes based on feedback from the Town Council and community members.
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Maine artist highlights overlooked ocean treasures
Biddeford watercolorist Mimi Gregoire Carpenter’s new paintings of beach findings are on display at Portland’s Roux and Cyr International Fine Art Gallery this month.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Vision van brings eye care and eyewear to Portland students
The mobile optometry clinic came to Portland Public Schools as school nurses found that students were not able to get the vision care they needed.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Yarmouth Town Council considers land acknowledgement
It was the first discussion about a statement recognizing the Wabanaki people and their connection to the land at a town level.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Yarmouth approves Royal River dam removal to restore waterway and its inhabitants
The removal of the dams — a project decades in the making — will restore aquatic habitat and allow for the movement of fish in the river.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Scarborough Leader, The Forecaster
Impact of Welch fund continues to improve Greater Portland community
The fund, run through the Maine Community Foundation, distributed over $222,000 in grants for a wide range of community-focused projects in 2024.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland photographer frames America through its bedrooms
Photographer Barbara Peacock’s “American Bedroom” is on display at the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts. The project took seven years and intimately depicts people in their bedrooms in every state of the U.S.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Seafood and creativity on display at Portland Feast of the Seven Fishes
Portland restaurants Bissell Brothers and Regards offered seven-course seafood menus for the traditionally Italian American celebration of Christmas Eve.
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Falmouth testing Metro’s first-ever on-demand shuttle service
The new Metro Connect aims to service areas where the Route 7 bus will no longer stop as of Dec. 29.